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Reviews of Hotel La Fonda Taos

3 out of 5
Hotel La Fonda Taos
108 South Plaza, Taos, NM

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 420 out of 798 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 240 out of 798 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 88 out of 798 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 34 out of 798 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 798 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, location & very kind staff.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Lynne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had to now pay $10 to park. This is new but good location.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Sheldon on 15 May 2024
We appreciate your rating, Lynne! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Toas...

10/10 Excellent

Liza

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was really amazing! We loved everything about it, but especially the public fireplace/game room on the 2nd floor. They had all sorts of games and comfy seating options to make yourself cozy. Thank you for a great stay!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Sheldon on 14 May 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating Liza! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Sheldon on 13 May 2024
We really appreciate the great rating, Pamela! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

8/10 Good

MIKLOS

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It was difficult to find the hotel, as we were unfamiliar with the location. Parking felt a little "dicey" as there was no security in the lot. A gate accessable by guests would have made it seem more secure. That being said, we had no issues with the parking or the lot.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Sheldon on 12 May 2024
We appreciate your rating Miklos. Thank you for staying with us!

6/10 Okay

Roger

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Front desk clerks were very cordial. Of special note was Omar.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Sheldon on 12 May 2024
We appreciate your rating Roger. Thank you for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Savannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 7 May 2024
We really appreciate your great rating, Savannah! hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Alexander, Petaluma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 7 May 2024
We really appreciate your great rating, Alexander! hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
👍
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Sheldon on 3 May 2024
We really appreciate your great rating, Terry! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

8/10 Good

Ray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 30 Apr 2024
We appreciate your rating, Ray! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Keyur

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and the property are excellent
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 21 Apr 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, Keyur! Hope we see you again the next time tour travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

6/10 Okay

Venkateswara

Business traveller, Travelled with group
No hot water
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely historic property in the heart of Taos, walkable to most of the town.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 17 Apr 2024
We appreciate your kind words and rating, Karen! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Paige, SILVER SPRINGS

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Such a great place to stay in Santa Fe. Amazing complimentary breakfast choices. Freshly made. Cute neighborhood just a short walk to the main area of the Plaza. Great staff!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Historic 1820s hotel with modern amenities on plaza. Great breakfast lunch restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 15 Apr 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

8/10 Good

Catherine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice, old property right on the plaza. Plenty of shopping and dining nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 10 Apr 2024
We appreciate your rating, Catherine. Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is GREAT everytime i stay here...about four time per year
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 9 Apr 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, Robert! Look forward to seeing you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

6/10 Okay

Tom

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Davor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice position.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
We appreciate your rating, Davor. Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos.

10/10 Excellent

Sonia

Excellent property
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 6 Apr 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, Sonia! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed here a dozen times. The hotel is ALWAYS clean and the staff is consistently friendly
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 6 Apr 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, Robert Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Adan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, clean room, easy walk to great restaurants!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Sheldon on 4 Apr 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, Adan! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Sheldon on 1 Apr 2024
We really appreciate the great rating, Alan! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos.

6/10 Okay

Adrienne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The hotel is an historic place, right in the old square and for that it's nice but there was no breakfast included and the restaurant was not open when we were there. The local restaurants closed at 8 so we had to scramble to find dinner. The room was tiny with a wood floor. Seems they didn't subscribe to any TV channels so there wasnt much to do in the evening.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Bryan

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Sheldon on 15 Apr 2024
We really appreciate your rating! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Amenities
The beautiful artwork. The friendliness of staff. Front desk guy Elijah was terrific. Pleasant conversation with the owner Sheldon was also great. Taos is great. We’ll be back and we’ll stay at Hotel La Fonda. gvc
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Sheldon on 19 Mar 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, George! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Aimee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, unique hotel. Wonderful staff. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Sheldon on 16 Mar 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, Aimee! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Aric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a boutique hotel in the heart of Old Santa Fe. The rooms are small but true to their culture time and full of charm. Everything you want is right here. Restaurants, shops, art and museums. Awesome experience Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Sheldon on 13 Mar 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating Aric! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Gina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved that it had a fireplace, very cozy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Sheldon on 9 Mar 2024
We really appeciate your kind words and great rating, Gina! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

David C, Franklin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a pleasure to stay in such an historic hotel with modern amenities.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Sheldon on 24 Feb 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, David! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Cecil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Sheldon on 17 Feb 2024
We really appreciate your kind word and great rating, Cecil! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

6/10 Okay

Kimbery

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Not what I expected based on pictures and reviews.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey

Travelled with partner
Room really small
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old School and Convenient
Old style Western ambiance located in the oldest part of town. On the old town square. Convenient walking to numerous shops and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Sheldon on 9 Feb 2024
We appreciate your rating Barry. Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos.

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Sheldon on 6 Feb 2024
We really appreciate your great rating, Laura! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel La Fonda Taos
Absolutely LOVED staying in this 1820 historic hotel right in Taos Plaza! Such a beautiful location, so convenient, quiet, off-street parking, very comfortable room (perfect for traveling solo).
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Sheldon on 6 Feb 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, Jim! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Front desk people were great. Clean rooms bath and beds. Great location. Could walk to bars and restaurants.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Sheldon on 31 Jan 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is historic with lots of great art. It is on the Square in Taos so everything is within walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Sheldon on 26 Jan 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, Gary! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Taos Plaza Location
This historic hotel is located right on the plaza and within walking distance of so many of the Taos sites. The staff is friendly and welcoming. The room that I had was not as promised. While clean, the bed was not pillow topped and the mattress was very worn.
Room much smaller than advertised
King bed really two twins pushed together - sort of! No pillow topped mattress.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Sheldon on 22 Jan 2024
We appreciate your rating and comments. From your pictures we will locate the room you stayed in and correct the issues you mentioned.

6/10 Okay

gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of the property was great, the property itself had several "flaws", such as paper thin walls, tiny rooms, shower/restroom problems, remote control problems and odd setup for parking and ot loading and unloading of luggage into your room.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful and charming property in Taos. Simple, quiet and amazing location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Sheldon on 20 Jan 2024
We really appreciate your kind words and great rating, Jessica! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Karuna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great 50th birthday stay!
It was a very nice stay for my 50th birthday, and the service was amazing! The place is slightly showing signs of wear and could use updating a little within a few years, but we really enjoyed our stay and the service!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Sheldon on 16 Jan 2024
We really appreciate your great rating, Karuna! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

6/10 Okay

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
60 cycle hum constant in the room - ac, refrigerator, etc. Room crowded by tv, coffee station inconvenient; it needs another layout. So, not worth what we paid, wouldn’t return or recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Sheldon on 16 Jan 2024
We really appreciate your great rating, Thomas! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

8/10 Good

JOANNE

Perfect location
The hotel has a delightful location on the plaza. The rooms are small but adequate and the experience of staying there makes up for it. Be sure to view the DHLawrence exhibit. It’s fascinating!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Sheldon on 10 Jan 2024
We appreciate your rating, Joanne! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

8/10 Good

Larry, Castell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It's on Taos Plaza. You can't beat the location. The parking fee ($10 per day) seems unnecessary. Numerous dining options within walking distance. Don't overlook the margaritas at The Gorge or the craft beers at Taos Mesa Brewing. Easy access to the ski valley. Our handicapped room still had five steps, which could be a problem for wheelchair customers. OK for crutches, though. It was not our first stay there, so we knew breakfast meant leaving the property, but a restaurant in the lobby should be open soon. By all measures, it should be awesome, but it remains to be seen if breakfast will be a free option. Our only real complaint needing to use a plug-in radiator for heat, since the historic building does not have central AC or heat. This is minor inconvenience given the other advantages of a historic structure on the plaza, though.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Sheldon on 9 Jan 2024
We appreciate your comments and rating, Larry. Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

4/10 Poor

Pamela

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately the hotel is very run down. Our door upon arrival wasn’t even shut or locked when we went to use our card the 1st time. Someone had used the restroom and didn’t flush ( a man because seat was up), we thought they sent us to a maintenance room or something because there were several spots on the wall that looked like they had repaired and was waiting for the paint. Twin headboards that were spread apart for a king mattress. We couldn’t believe how shoddy everything was done. Dirty Kleenex up on the shelf. We questioned it all to the front desk and they said oh it was ready and had been inspected… no zippered mattress cover on the mattress. Ughh! Not a please experience sadly. The public restroom in the lobby was filthy. People were kind though and it is in a great location. Just needs more quality control.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Sheldon on 9 Jan 2024
We appreciate your rating, William. Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Jaclyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Sheldon on 29 Dec 2023
We really appreciate your great rating, Jaclyn! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Sheldon on 20 Jan 2024
We really appreciate your great rating, Jennifer! Hope we see you again the next time your travels bring you back to beautiful and historic Taos...